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The power of observation in advancing clinical medicine and research is undeniable. To quote DH Lawrence: “What the eye doesn’t see, and the mind doesn’t know, doesn’t exist.” But how to resolve a conundrum where the mind is convinced that a phenomenon must exist, but the eyes cannot confirm or deny...

New Faculty Surgeon-scientist Dr. Vibhor Krishna joined ºÚÁÏÍø Neurosurgery’s faculty from Ohio State University. Dr. Krishna’s expertise is functional neurosurgery and neuromodulation. Learn more about Dr. Krishna: https://unc.live/3sdLMAn Dr. Brian Sindelar joined our faculty as a Clinical Associate Professor. He is currently serving on active duty under the established military-civilian...

ºÚÁÏÍø Neurosurgery is thrilled to announce a new addition to the department, medical illustrator Mark Schornak, who will join the team in January 2022. Mark Schornak is well known in the field of medical illustration, having spent the past 30 years illustrating for the Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) in Phoenix,...

ºÚÁÏÍø Neurosurgery was well represented at the 50th Annual meeting of the AANS\CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery in Salt Lake City, Utah. PGY 6 neurosurgery resident, Dr. Martin Piazza was awarded the Resident Traveling Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery by the Joint Pediatric Section of the AANS/CNS. The fellowship allows...

ºÚÁÏÍø Neurosurgery received the Best Poster Award for Functional Neurosurgery at the 2021 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in Austin, thanks to the hard work of Dr. Vibhor Krishna. The title of the poster was “Defining the Optimal Parameters for Sub Threshold Testing during Focused Ultrasound Ablation.” Click to...

Published Peer Reviewed Manuscripts Barnett R, Piazza M, Elton S. Pediatric neurosurgery in primary care: masses of the scalp and skull in children. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2021 Aug;68(4):743-757. PMID: 34247706 Alvarez H, Niazi MH, Loewenstein J, Quinsey C. Neonatal bilateral cerebral high flow fistulae leading to detection of a HHT-family...

“Dr. Oyesiku is a world-renowned neurosurgeon and international expert in pituitary surgery who has served the Congress of Neurological Surgeons with incredible distinction over many decades, including as President of CNS.” Dr. Nelson Oyesiku, Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has been...

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Vibhor Krishna is joining the ºÚÁÏÍø Neurosurgery faculty. Dr. Krishna comes to ºÚÁÏÍø Health from Ohio State University College of Medicine, where he served as an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience. He will join ºÚÁÏÍø Neurosurgery’s faculty as an...

ºÚÁÏÍø Health Department of Neurosurgery Chair, Dr. Nelson Oyesiku, began his term as President of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) on September 16, 2021. He will serve a 2-year term culminating in the World Congress in Capetown, South Africa. Dr. Oyesiku was elected at the WFNS Congress in...

This year ºÚÁÏÍø Neurosurgery hosted our first Winter Lecture Series. Chief Resident Dr. Michael Catalino pulled together an impressive lineup of neurosurgeons to present during grand rounds. The lecture series was well attended by our faculty and residents, as well as other ºÚÁÏÍø faculty members from various departments including ºÚÁÏÍø...